Palliative Care Education

Hospice Southland’s Palliative Care Education Team aim to provide an in-service and community based programme that offers educational opportunities to all health professionals in Southland and the Wakatipu basin across specialist and general providers and the wider community. The education provided aims to be holistic, accessible and relevant to current practice. 

• Please note: A series of education sessions for GPs has been postponed until further notice. 

2023 Education Programme dates:  

March
7      Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
23    Syringe Driver Practical — Gore
28    Rotational education session — Respiratory

April
4      Hospice Staff Inhouse Mandatory Day
20    Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
27    Syringe Driver Practical — Queenstown

May
9      Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
16    Rotational education session — Gastrointestinal System
18    Hospice Staff Winter Quad Series

June
6      Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
22    Hospice Staff Winter Quad Series

July
13    Hospice Staff Winter Quad Series
18    Rotational education session — Pain
25    Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill

August
15    Hospice Staff Winter Quad Series
22    Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
24    Fundamentals of Palliative Care Workshop Module 1
29    Syringe Driver Practical — Queenstown

September
19    Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
21    Fundamentals of Palliative Care Workshop Module 2
26    Syringe Driver Practical — Gore

October
3      Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill
5      Palliative Care Study Day
24    Fundamentals of Palliative Care Workshop Module 3

November
9      Hospice Staff Inhouse Mandatory Day
21    Rotational education session — Psychosocial/spirituality
24    Cultivation and Sustaining Compassion
30    Syringe Driver Practical — Invercargill

December
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You may download the Education 2023 booklet in pdf format here to print for details on all programme training sessions. 

If you would like to register for any of the programmes please download the Registration form here, fill in and email back to education@hospicesouthland.org.nz or post to Hospice Southland, PO Box 7020, Invercargill 9844.